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Gallery in the Jospeh F. Smith BuildingTue, 17 Apr 2018 03:00:43 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.3122732786Responsibility to Educatehttp://educationinzion.byu.edu/2012/03/14/responsibility-to-educate/
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:47:01 +0000http://lib.byu.edu/sites/educationinzion/?p=3034Imagining the difficulties the pioneers faced in traveling west is almost incomprehensible to me in my own pleasant circumstances. Merely surviving the trip was a tremendous feat—not to mention the task of building and establishing a home and community!

It’s amazing to me to see that despite these difficult circumstances, the Saints continued to establish schools and provide their children with opportunities to learn. The following quote, found in our gallery, proves to be rather instructive as to why they would continue to seek education:

“This Church is always only one generation away from extinction. …All we would have to do … to destroy this work is stop teaching our children for one generation” (Jeffrey R. Holland, 1981)

In the face of tremendous difficulty, the Saints recognized their responsibility to teach their children and help them gain a balanced and well-rounded education. Their example is instructive to us. It helps me realize the importance of fulfilling my responsibilities despite difficulties.

As college students, it’s easy to focus on our schoolwork and neglect our church callings or other responsibilities. I hope we can all find motivation to balance our life and responsibilities by considering the example of the early Saints.